EP0201169A3 - Flat top end closure for liquid containers - Google Patents

Flat top end closure for liquid containers Download PDF

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EP0201169A3
EP0201169A3 EP86301787A EP86301787A EP0201169A3 EP 0201169 A3 EP0201169 A3 EP 0201169A3 EP 86301787 A EP86301787 A EP 86301787A EP 86301787 A EP86301787 A EP 86301787A EP 0201169 A3 EP0201169 A3 EP 0201169A3
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panels
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outer closure
top end
flat top
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Robert H. Muehlbauer
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Ex-Cell-O Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper
    • B65D5/02—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body
    • B65D5/06—Rigid or semi-rigid containers of polygonal cross-section, e.g. boxes, cartons or trays, formed by folding or erecting one or more blanks made of paper by folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate elements, to close the ends of the body with end-closing or contents-supporting elements formed by folding inwardly a wall extending from, and continuously around, an end of the tubular body
    • B65D5/061—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded inwardly beneath the closure flaps
    • B65D5/062—Rectangular containers having a body with gusset-flaps folded inwardly beneath the closure flaps with supplemental means facilitating the opening, e.g. tear lines, tear tabs

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  • Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
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Abstract

There is disclosed herein a flat top end closure (12) for a liquid carrying container, which includes two oppositely disposed, overlapped outer closure panels (40,42), one being longer than the other, and two oppositely disposed, three-segment fold-in panels (44,46), one (44) of which serves as the pour spout when opened. Each of the three-segment fold-in panels (44,46) includes a substantially triangular panel portion (76,82) defined by converging diagonal score lines (72, 74, 78, 80) extending from the upper edge of the tubular container body (14), and a pair of fold-back panels (84, 88, 96, 98) integrally connected to and folded between the substantially triangular panel portions (76, 82) and the respective adjacent outer closure panels. The shorter (40) of the outer closure panels includes a plurality of equally spaced triangular shaped tufts (70) formed on the free edge (60) thereof so as to be squeezed upon abutment of the shorter panel (40) against one (84) of one pair of fold-back panels (88, 84) in the closing process, to thereby fill any fluid leakage channels which may tend to remain therebetween after sealing.
EP86301787A 1985-04-09 1986-03-12 Flat top end closure for liquid containers Expired - Lifetime EP0201169B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT86301787T ATE52981T1 (en) 1985-04-09 1986-03-12 FLAT TOP LIQUID CONTAINER.

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US72286385A 1985-04-09 1985-04-09
US722863 1985-04-09

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EP0201169A2 EP0201169A2 (en) 1986-11-12
EP0201169A3 true EP0201169A3 (en) 1987-08-26
EP0201169B1 EP0201169B1 (en) 1990-05-23

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EP86301787A Expired - Lifetime EP0201169B1 (en) 1985-04-09 1986-03-12 Flat top end closure for liquid containers

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EP (1) EP0201169B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS61287530A (en)
AT (1) ATE52981T1 (en)
AU (1) AU585001B2 (en)
BR (1) BR8601581A (en)
CA (1) CA1262112A (en)
DE (1) DE3671419D1 (en)
DK (1) DK158486A (en)
ES (1) ES296684Y (en)
FI (1) FI861462A (en)
GR (1) GR860898B (en)
IL (1) IL78300A0 (en)
NO (1) NO861211L (en)
NZ (1) NZ215506A (en)
PT (1) PT82329A (en)
SU (1) SU1530089A3 (en)
TR (1) TR22600A (en)
YU (1) YU48986A (en)
ZA (1) ZA862413B (en)
ZW (1) ZW6586A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0297742A3 (en) * 1987-06-22 1990-05-16 Elopak Systems Ag Flat top end closure for liquid containers

Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1800914A1 (en) * 1967-10-17 1969-05-29 Ex Cell O Corp Container
US4422570A (en) * 1982-08-26 1983-12-27 Ex-Cell-O Corporation Flat top end closure for liquid containers

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US4520929A (en) * 1984-05-31 1985-06-04 Ex-Cell-O Corporation Flat top end closure for liquid container

Patent Citations (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1800914A1 (en) * 1967-10-17 1969-05-29 Ex Cell O Corp Container
US4422570A (en) * 1982-08-26 1983-12-27 Ex-Cell-O Corporation Flat top end closure for liquid containers

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TR22600A (en) 1987-12-16
ES296684U (en) 1987-12-01
FI861462A (en) 1986-10-10
DK158486A (en) 1986-10-10
DK158486D0 (en) 1986-04-08
ATE52981T1 (en) 1990-06-15
NZ215506A (en) 1988-11-29
PT82329A (en) 1986-05-01
ZW6586A1 (en) 1986-10-15
DE3671419D1 (en) 1990-06-28
AU585001B2 (en) 1989-06-08
FI861462A0 (en) 1986-04-04
GR860898B (en) 1986-08-07
EP0201169B1 (en) 1990-05-23
ZA862413B (en) 1986-11-26
IL78300A0 (en) 1986-07-31
ES296684Y (en) 1988-05-16
SU1530089A3 (en) 1989-12-15
EP0201169A2 (en) 1986-11-12
NO861211L (en) 1986-10-10
YU48986A (en) 1988-08-31
AU5568086A (en) 1986-10-16
BR8601581A (en) 1986-12-09
JPS61287530A (en) 1986-12-17
CA1262112A (en) 1989-10-03

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